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Kim Ruocco sits in front of tree that was planted the year of her husband's death and looks at one of his military patches outside her home in Newbury, Massachusetts on May 24, 2012. Kim is currently the Manager for Suicide Outreach and Education Programs at The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS). John Ruocco, her husband and a Marine Corps major, committed suicide after a deployment in Iraq in 2005.